Euphemism List
In Other Words: Died
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this is right on
Actually not a proper euphemism. This is scripture. This is the actual description of the moment of Christ’s death. Matthew 27:50
The physical body dies and decays to dust; not so the the “ghost” or spirit, it goes.
euphemism: 1. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. 2. the expression so substituted: "To pass away" is a euphemism for "to die."